PRETERIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRETERIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETERIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETERIT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETERIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETERIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRETERIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETERIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRETERIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The grammatical tense that expresses a completed action in the past.
In English the preterit is the simple past, as in walked or ran. Linguists prefer preterit when comparing tenses across languages such as Spanish or Latin.
How PRETERIT is used
Preterit is a grammar term, used in teaching and linguistics.
- The preterit of go is went.
- This verb has an irregular preterit.
- Spanish distinguishes the preterit from the imperfect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETERIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRETERIT
The 8 tiles of PRETERIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRETERIT
8 longer words begin with PRETERIT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETERIT
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Common questions about PRETERIT
- Is PRETERIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETERIT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETERIT worth?
- PRETERIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETERIT mean?
- The grammatical tense that expresses a completed action in the past.
- What letters can be added to PRETERIT?
- PRETERIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRETERIT:
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